Canal Alliance

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San Rafael, CA501(c)(3)Since 1982ReligionEIN 94-2832648

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Canal Alliance has been the leading service provider and community advocate for marin's extremely low-income immigrant community for 39 years. Each year, the organization collaborates with over 60 agencies and engages hundreds of volunteers to serve more than 4,000 individuals and families. Canal Alliance exists to break the generational cycle of poverty for latino immigrants and their families by lifting barriers to their success. Because breaking the generational cycle of poverty is extremely complex, our program model offers comprehensive and multifaceted approaches that simultaneously improve individual and family stability and well-being, education, and employment. Our primary strategy is to help clients access education and immigration legal services, both of which have been shown to improve outcomes related to employment and income, and combined, have the greatest impact on improving economic outcomes for immigrants.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 152 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.2M a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 90% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $61K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20.5M
54% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 54% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$18.5M
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$16.8M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$17.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$18.5M
FY2024▲ +18%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.3M
FY2021$11.5M
FY2022$13.1M
FY2023$17.8M
FY2024$15.7M
FY2024$18.5M
Expenses
$16.8M
FY2024▲ +2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.9M
FY2021$10.7M
FY2022$10.3M
FY2023$12.2M
FY2024$16.4M
FY2024$16.8M
Net assets
$17.6M
FY2024▲ +12%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.4M
FY2021$7.2M
FY2022$10.8M
FY2023$16.5M
FY2024$15.8M
FY2024$17.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1982.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $12.1M Management & general 17% · $2.8M Fundraising 11% · $1.9M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

24 people listed on the 990; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$430,482Pt VII · Sec A
$190,765Pt VII · Sec A
$174,883Pt VII · Sec A
$169,587Pt VII · Sec A
$169,587Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Information Systems
$143,106Pt VII · Sec A
$140,988Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Omar Carrera’s $430K as CEO is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 224 $10–100M religion nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Omar Carrera$430,482$213,246$198,036$167,723——
Karen Rodriguez$190,765$166,719$152,641$11,648——
Sunhee Kim—$182,165$120,031$113,924——
Sara Matson$174,883$141,220————
Richard Martinez$169,587$145,374————
Johanna Schleret$169,587—$113,970———
Omar Carrera————$165,211$159,221
Gary Hume$143,106—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers low-income, Spanish-speaking immigrants with tools to thrive.

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3 program services account for $7.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The social services team plays a critical role in helping families access safety net services to address any urgent needs, access our weekly food pantry, and get referrals to our licensed clinicians for behavioral health services.

$3.7Mprogram expense
02

Our immigration legal services department is the only provider of comprehensive and affordable immigration legal services in marin county. Ils helps clients seeking information about their legal rights and options by providing legal consultations, referrals, and representation and conducting legal outreach and education, offering a key…

$2.4Mprogram expense
03

Youth Education

After school educational assistance services for students through high school and college placement assistance.

$1.8Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $2.8M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$168,968
711 Grand QalicbCA · FY2023$2,008,720
Unitemized GrantFY2023$123,531
Unitemized GrantFY2022$77,540
Unitemized GrantFY2021$214,355
Unitemized GrantFY2020$84,678
Unitemized GrantFY2019$73,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$18.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$457K
Money outPt IX
$16.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$12.1M
Managementcol C$2.8M
Fundraisingcol D$1.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$17.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.2M
Total assetsLn 16$38.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$457K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Total revenueLn 12$18.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$522K
SavingsLn 2$6.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.7M
Other assetsLn 15$13.8M
Total assetsLn 16$38.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.5M
Net assetsLn 32$17.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5152
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.6M$7.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$34.1M$38.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18.3M$20.5M
Net assetsLn 32$15.8M$17.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.3M$1.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$494K$358K$67K$68K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.3M$5.3M$997K$1.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$191K$138K$26K$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$590K$428K$80K$81K
Payroll taxesLn 10$611K$444K$83K$84K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$977K$708K$153K$116K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$27$3K
OccupancyLn 16$804K$96K$703K$5K
InterestLn 20$185K$83K$103K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$200K$84K$116K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$9K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.2M$2.4M$457K$361K
All other expensesLn 24e$947K$805K$41K$101K
Total functional expensesLn 25$16.8M$12.1M$2.8M$1.9M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $15.7M$16.4M−$667K$15.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $17.8M$12.2M$5.6M$16.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.1M$10.3M$2.8M$10.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $11.5M$10.7M$787K$7.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $10.3M$7.9M$2.3M$6.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $18,507,172 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,901,312
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,107,815
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,901,312
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,128,069$5,128,069
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $456,835$456,835
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $20,956$20,956
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,128,069 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $477,791$18,507,172
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,799,252 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,276,783$1,276,783
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $358,323 · Management $67,291 · Fundraising $67,895$493,509
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,310,931 · Management $997,366 · Fundraising $1,006,319$7,314,616
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $138,468 · Management $26,004 · Fundraising $26,237$190,709
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $428,030 · Management $80,382 · Fundraising $81,103$589,515
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $443,701 · Management $83,325 · Fundraising $84,072$611,098
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $707,655 · Management $153,101 · Fundraising $116,320$977,076
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $27 · Fundraising $2,871$2,898
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $95,873 · Management $702,638 · Fundraising $5,043$803,554
IX-20 InterestPrograms $82,710 · Management $102,645$185,355
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $83,998 · Management $116,238$200,236
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,452 · Management $5,567$15,019
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,374,035 · Management $457,208 · Fundraising $360,673$3,191,916
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $804,663 · Management $41,148 · Fundraising $101,157$946,968
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,114,649 · Management $2,832,913 · Fundraising $1,851,690$16,799,252
Part X · Balance sheet $38,116,176 assets, 17 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $9,770,207; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $701,943$521,777
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,891,414$6,649,194
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,682,480$1,141,910
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $240,243$134,521
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $236,605$264,332
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,649,586$4,654,304
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,282$1,208,161
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,067,779$13,771,770
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $34,124,832$38,116,176
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,158,196$1,608,193
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $236,183$271,280
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,347,223$11,390,454
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,325,426$20,499,423
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,025,937$12,051,102
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,773,469$5,565,651
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,799,406$17,616,753
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $34,124,832$38,116,176
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,616,753 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$18,507,172
XI-2 Total expenses$16,799,252
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,707,920
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,799,406
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$109,430
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$3
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$17,616,753

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